A r c h a e o l o g i c a l Rev i e w f r o m C a m b r i d g e Volume 29.1 • April 2014
Social Network Perspectives in Archaeology Edited by Sarah Evans and Kathrin Felder
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Social Network Perspectives in Archaeology
Edited by Sarah Evans and Kathrin Felder
Archaeological Review from Cambridge he Archaeological Review from Cambridge is a bi-annual journal of archaeology. It is run on a non-proit, voluntary basis by postgraduate research students at the University of Cambridge. Although primarily rooted in archaeological theory and practice, ARC increasingly invites a range of perspectives with the aim of establishing a strong, interdisciplinary journal which will be of interest in a range of ields. Archaeological Review from Cambridge Department of Archaeology and Anthropology University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3DZ UK http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/arc
Volume 29.1
Social Network Perspectives in Archaeology
heme Editors
Sarah Evans and Kathrin Felder
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Design by Kathrin Felder Photographs adapted from John Bodsworth, CepreĐš 6662, Portable Antiquities Scheme, Carole Raddato, Walters Art Museum, Gari nkel Yosef. Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org.
Published in April 2014. Copyright remains with the authors. Opinions expressed in contributions do not relect the opinions of the editors or ARC. Printed by Labute UK. All images are the authors’ own except where otherwise stated. ISSN 0261-4332 Committee, Archaeological Review from Cambridge, April 2014 Ana Tavares Sarah Evans Open Access General Editors Book Reviews Publicity and Events Hannah Jones Kate Boulden Renate Fellinger Mat Dalton Sarah Musselwhite Leanne Philpot General Members Treasurer IT Managers Subscriptions Penny Jones Tessa de Roo Kathrin Felder Barbora Janulikova Georgie Peters Secretary Back Issue Sales
Contents Introduction Making the connection: Changing perspectives on social networks Sarah Evans and Kathrin Felder
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he roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis: A citation analysis and review of the archaeological use of formal network methods Tom Brughmans
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Population genetics and the investigation of past human interactions Hayley Dunn
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Eruptions and ruptures — a social network perspective on vulnerability and impact of the Laacher See eruption (c. 13,000 BP) on Late Glacial hunter-gatherers in northern Europe Felix Riede
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Expanding social networks through ritual deposition: A case study from the Lower Mississippi Valley Erin Stevens Nelson and Megan C. Kassabaum
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‘Extending the self ’ through material culture: Private letters and personal relationships in second-century AD Egypt Jo Stoner
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Play-things and the origins of online networks: Virtual material culture in multiplayer games Angus Mol
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Relection he network approach: Tool or paradigm? Francesca Fulminante
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Commentary What are social network perspectives in archaeology? Carl Knappett
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Book reviews Edited by Mat Dalton Computational Approaches to Archaeological Spaces Edited by Andrew Bevan and Mark Lake Peter Alfano
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Cities and the Shaping of Memory in the Ancient Near East By Ömür Harmanşah Georgia Marina Andreou
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he Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial Edited by Sarah Tarlow and Liv Nilsson Stutz Michaela Binder
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Network Analysis in Archaeology: New Approaches to Regional Interaction Edited by Carl Knappett Beatrijs G. de Groot
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he Origins and Spread of Domestic Animals in Southwest Asia and Europe Edited by Sue Colledge, James Connolly, Keith Dobney, Katie Manning and Stephen Shennan Sarah Elliott
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he Archaeology of Kinship By Bradley E. Ensor Philip Y. Kao
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Matters of Scale: Processes and Courses of Events in the Past and the Present Edited by Nanouschka M. Burström and Fredrik Fahlander Hannah L. McBeth
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Cultural Heritage and the Challenge of Sustainability By Diane Barthel-Bouchier Belinda C. Mollard
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he 48th IIPP Annual Conference on the Veneto Region, held in Padua on 5–9 November 2013 Elisa Perego
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Humans and the Environment: New Archaeological Perspectives for the Twenty-irst Century Edited by Matthew I.J. Davies and Freda Nkirote M’Mbogori Rachel Swallow
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Forthcoming issues
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Subscriptions
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Available back issues
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Addendum to 28.2 Humans and Animals Book Reviews Edited by Penny Jones he Anthropology of Hunter-gatherers: Key hemes for Archaeologists By Vicki Cummings David T. Altot
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he Archaeology of Violence: Interdisciplinary Approaches Edited by Sarah Ralph Melanie Giles
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Islands in the Rainforest: Landscape Management in PreColumbian Amazonia By StĂŠphen Rostain heresa L. Miller
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Hunter-Gatherer Behaviour — Human Response during the Younger Dryas Edited by Metin Eren Alison Hope Riley
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